AALST, Belgium (Interstat) — Oostende defeated Okapi Aalstar 83-77 on Friday at Forum Aalst in a BNXT League game. The visitors led 24-14 after the first quarter and carried a 43-40 lead into halftime. Oostende extended its advantage to 65-57 after three quarters and held off Okapi’s rally in the fourth.

Niels Van Den Eynde led Okapi with 17 points, nine assists and four rebounds. Marcus Domask paced Oostende with 20 points, three rebounds and two assists. Dante Maddox added 17 points, seven rebounds and one block for Okapi. Andre Gustavson scored 16 points for Oostende. Mattias Palinckx contributed 10 points and five rebounds for Okapi, while Siebe Ledegen had 15 points and five rebounds. Eddie Colbert chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds. Silas Melson scored 18 points for Oostende, and Haris Bratanovic added six points and seven rebounds. Pierre-Antoine Gillet had five points and five rebounds.

Oostende improved to 30-15, while Okapi fell to 27-11.